Terra Incognita: The way China is popularized in Ukraine
It is nearly 30 years ago that Ukraine and China established diplomatic relations. Only a week before, China was among the first to recognize Ukraine’s independence. Overall these years the countries have had different relations: good, bad or none at all. As a rule, it all depended on each Ukrainian president. China is now the […]
Direct threats against Leader Spirit
From March 20 to April 18, the editorial of Leader Spirit received more than 15 emails with direct threats from unknown persons. Emails explicitly express offensive language and allusions to physical altercation and links to materials about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. All emails with their IP data have been conveyed to The Canadian Centre […]
Attack of Russian bots against Canadian media
On December 12, 2020, the Leader Spirit publication was attacked by unknown persons. Our website had stopped operating for several hours and was inaccessible to users. The reason was DDOs attack. A few hours later, an anonymous Canadian IP (72.53.119.121 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/72.53.119.121)) made edits on the Wikipedia page. Namely, the Wikipedia page of the Leader Spirit’s […]
‘Stay away.’ ‘Biggest petri dish in the world.’ The view from Canada, of us, isn’t so nice.
Remember how people would joke about moving to Canada when things would go terribly, politically? Like, say, after America had invaded the wrong country. People here, especially liberal Seattle people, would vow: “That’s it, I’m moving to Canada.” Well it turns out we need a new joke. Because Canada isn’t having it anymore. They don’t […]
Tourigny says NHL return is pivotal to return of junior hockey
Ottawa 67’s coach and vice president of hockey operations Andre Tourigny is a positive face for Canadian junior hockey these days. From winning the Brian Kilrea Award as the CHL’s coach of the year in 2019-20 to taking over as head coach of Canada’s defending gold medal winning world junior squad, the junior world is […]
Documentary will explore the trailblazing Nurse family’s Canadian sports dynasty
Individually, each member of the Nurse family makes for an interesting story. Combined, their athletic achievements are remarkable enough to have caught the attention of a filmmaker who is producing a documentary on the talented kids and their parents. The hour-long profile being made by Uninterrupted Canada has been in production for months and is […]
Air Canada Proposes Science-Based Approach to Easing Quarantine Act Restrictions
Air Canada’s Chief Medical Officer today issued a letter urging the Canadian government to consider a science-based approach to easing the Quarantine Act restrictions, which have been essentially unchanged since March, to strike a better balance for travellers and for the Canadian economy without adversely impacting public health. Air Canada is not proposing relaxing the U.S. border […]
A Bid for Hostage Diplomacy With China Backfires in Canada
The letter circulated by Huawei Technologies Co. was blunt. Canada was becoming dangerously entangled in the diplomatic feud between Washington and Beijing, it said, and there was only one answer: for Justin Trudeau’s government to free the state-championed tech giant’s chief financial officer and let her go back to China. It sounds like a warning from the […]
NHL may return to Olympics, but Vlasic said he’d never forget about missing 2018
The NHL and NHLPA’s four-year collective bargaining agreement (CBA) extension reportedly will include a possibility for NHL players to return to the Winter Olympics in Beijing, China in 2022 and Milan, Italy in 2026. NHL players were made available for the event for five straight games prior to the 2018 games in PyeongChang, South Korea. […]
Wolves draft picks look to junior A, B teams for next phase of development
Just when and how the next hockey season will commence is still uncertain, though optimism has been buoyed, at least somewhat, by Canada’s relative success in combatting COVID-19. Lingering questions about the status of the coming campaign, however, have done little to dissuade Sudbury Wolves prospects from making arrangements for 2020-21, with several committing to […]
Canada suspends its extradition treaty with Hong Kong, eyes immigration boost
Canada is suspending its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in the wake of new Chinese national security legislation and could boost immigration from the former British colony, top officials said on Friday. China imposed the legislation this week despite protests from Hong Kongers and Western nations, setting what is a major financial hub on a more authoritarian track. Prime […]
Police charge two Americans for breaking Canada’s mandatory quarantine order
Two Americans have been charged after police say they failed to comply with Canada’s mandatory quarantine order. The Ontario Provincial Police say two people from Excelsior, Minn. entered the country through the Fort of Frances port of entry on June 24. “Along with other stipulations, the two were instructed by Canada Border Services Agency to […]